2013
Direct Autocrine Action of Insulin on β-Cells: Does It Make Physiological Sense?
Rhodes C, White M, Leahy J, Kahn S. Direct Autocrine Action of Insulin on β-Cells: Does It Make Physiological Sense? Diabetes 2013, 62: 2157-2163. PMID: 23801714, PMCID: PMC3712043, DOI: 10.2337/db13-0246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΒ-cellsDirect autocrine effectsTransgenic mouse studiesSignal transductionPancreatic β-cellsDownstream elementsAutocrine actionRelevant ligandsΒ-cell functionAutocrine effectsMouse studiesCircumstantial evidencePhysiological senseTransductionAvailable experimental evidencePathwayInsightsExperimental evidenceInsulinChronic activation of a designer Gq-coupled receptor improves β cell function
Jain S, de Azua I, Lu H, White M, Guettier J, Wess J. Chronic activation of a designer Gq-coupled receptor improves β cell function. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2013, 123: 1750-1762. PMID: 23478411, PMCID: PMC3613926, DOI: 10.1172/jci66432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationClozapineDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalFemaleGene ExpressionGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11Hypoglycemic AgentsInsulin Receptor Substrate ProteinsInsulin-Secreting CellsMaleMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMolecular Targeted TherapyMuscarinic AgonistsProtein EngineeringReceptor, Muscarinic M3Receptors, G-Protein-CoupledRecombinant ProteinsConceptsΒ-cell functionΒ-cellsCell functionPancreatic β-cell functionStreptozotocin-induced diabetesBeneficial metabolic effectsTreatment of T2D.High-fat dietType 2 diabetesNovel antidiabetic drugsType G proteinsClasses of receptorsChronic stimulationMetabolic deficitsAntidiabetic drugsMetabolic effectsChronic activationGlucose homeostasisTherapeutic strategiesCell pathwaysEnhanced expressionReceptorsNumerous receptorsCellular effectsDiabetes
2005
RIP-Cre Revisited, Evidence for Impairments of Pancreatic β-Cell Function*
Lee J, Ristow M, Lin X, White M, Magnuson M, Hennighausen L. RIP-Cre Revisited, Evidence for Impairments of Pancreatic β-Cell Function*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 281: 2649-2653. PMID: 16326700, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m512373200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRIP-Cre miceRIP-CreGlucose intolerancePancreatic β-cell functionΒ-cell functionFrank diabetesInsulin secretionRat insulin II gene promoterTransgenic miceMiceCre recombinaseIntoleranceMolecular underpinningsConditional geneDiabetesGene promoterGenetic pathwaysCre/loxP recombinase systemGenesLoxP sitesImpairmentRecombinase systemSecretion
1998
Disruption of IRS-2 causes type 2 diabetes in mice
Withers D, Gutierrez J, Towery H, Burks D, Ren J, Previs S, Zhang Y, Bernal D, Pons S, Shulman G, Bonner-Weir S, White M. Disruption of IRS-2 causes type 2 diabetes in mice. Nature 1998, 391: 900-904. PMID: 9495343, DOI: 10.1038/36116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood GlucoseCloning, MolecularDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleGene TargetingHumansInsulinInsulin Receptor Substrate ProteinsInsulin ResistanceIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIslets of LangerhansLiverMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMuscle, SkeletalPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationReceptor, InsulinRecombination, GeneticSignal TransductionConceptsType 2 diabetesInsulin resistanceHuman type 2 diabetesPancreatic β-cell functionInsulin secretion increasesSingle molecular abnormalityΒ-cell compensationIRS-2-deficient miceΒ-cell functionHuman type 2Insulin secretionInsulin receptor substrateGlucose homeostasisSecretion increasesInsulin actionType 2DiabetesMolecular abnormalitiesProgressive deteriorationSkeletal muscleIRS-2Insulin signalingIRS-1Mild resistanceMice